I have never cried as much during an interview (me being the interviewer) as I did when interviewing a woman in Khao Lac, Thailand after the Tsunami. This was her story:
- We had a restaurant next to our house down on the beach. That morning, the morning of the tsunami, I had to go to the market to buy some ingredients. Both my kids wanted to come along with me, but I decided that only my daughter should come along. My boy, ten years old, cried and wanted to go with me, but I said NO. I lost my son, my husband and sister that morning. Being at the market when the tsunami hit, I run to higher ground in the forest. Many people where there and I started to look around for my family. In addition to my son and husband, I could not find my father. That night I dreamed about him - I could see his face, he was also dead.
- I cannot look back, I have to move on with my life. With the help of ADRA I have been able to start a little business again, and have a bit of earning. I can never get my family back, but I am incredibly grateful to ADRA for giving me a possibility to build up a life with those left in my family.
(One of the skills taught was batik. In the picture my father learns how to make batik too. He did well.)
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